{"id":15726,"date":"2018-07-22T13:41:17","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T13:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/?post_type=event&#038;p=15726"},"modified":"2018-09-19T11:19:15","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T11:19:15","slug":"meet-the-author-erik-skyum-nielsen","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/event\/meet-the-author-erik-skyum-nielsen\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Author Erik Skyum-Nielsen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Meet the Author Erik Skyum-Nielsen at the Nordic House\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Wednesday October the 3rd at 19.30.\u00a0<\/strong>The event is open and free for all.<\/h1>\n<p><iframe id=\"ls_embed_1532343476\" data-src=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/accounts\/14889744\/events\/8302527\/player?width=640&amp;height=360&amp;enableInfoAndActivity=true&amp;defaultDrawer=&amp;autoPlay=true&amp;mute=false\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"> <\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-embed_id=\"ls_embed_1532343476\" src=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/assets\/plugins\/referrer_tracking.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In connection with <strong>Iceland&#8217;s 100th anniversary as an independent state<\/strong>, this evening will focus on recent Danish and Icelandic fiction. The conversation tonight will, among other things, spread light on similarities and differences regarding literary tendencies, narrative styles, and the Denmark-Iceland culture community within literature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erik Skyum-Nielsen<\/strong> (1952) holds a mag.art. degree in Nordic Literature and is Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, as well as a literary reviewer and critic.<\/p>\n<p>Skyum-Nielsen is one of Denmark&#8217;s leading literature experts of modern Nordic literature, and he is Denmark&#8217;s top translator of North Atlantic literature. He has translated more than 60 Icelandic and Faroese books into Danish. For instance, he has translated Einar M\u00e1r Gu\u00f0mundsson\u2019s entire bibliography.\u00a0\u00a0In 2015 Skyum-Nielsen received <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islit.is\/en\/news\/nr\/3799\">Or\u00f0st\u00edr<\/a>, a new honorary award for translators of Icelandic literature into a foreign language.<\/p>\n<p>Skyum-Nielsen has published a number of books, including Ideologi og \u00e6stetik i H.C. Branners sene forfatterskab (1980), Den oversatte klassiker: tre essays om litter\u00e6r traditionsformidling (1997), Engle i sneen: lyrik og prosa i 90erne (2000), M\u00f8der med Madsen (audiobook with Svend \u00c5ge Madsen, 2009) og Et skrivende dyr (audiobook with Bent Vinn Nielsen, 2011). In addition to this, collections of his literary reviews have been published in the books Fra \u00e5nden i munden: litteraturkritiske bidrag (2000) and Ordet fanger: litter\u00e6r kritik i udvalg ved Christian Lund (2002).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The event begins at 19.30, and everyone is welcome as long as there is room. The conversation, led by G\u00edsli Magn\u00fasson, Associate Professor in Danish at the University of Iceland, will be in Danish. Free entrance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/aalto-bistro\/\"><strong>AALTO Bistro<\/strong><\/a> in the Nordic House is open for dinner guests before the event and offers a delicious dinner menu and light meals, all made with first-class ingredients. During the break it is possible to enjoy light refreshments from AALTO Bistro.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Welcome!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Picture:\u00a0S\u00f8ren Staal<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15715 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1506079501_fullveldi100-640x453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"148\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1506079501_fullveldi100-640x453.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1506079501_fullveldi100-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1506079501_fullveldi100.jpg 842w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 209px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 209\/148;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15570 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/kum_logo_cmyk_8_uk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"103\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 325px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 325\/103;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15573 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/sponsor_96px_ministry_uk.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 80px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 80\/150;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the Author Erik Skyum-Nielsen at the Nordic House\u00a0Wednesday October the 3rd at 19.30.\u00a0The event is open and free for all. In connection with Iceland&#8217;s 100th anniversary as an independent state, this evening will focus on recent Danish and Icelandic fiction. 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